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I just liberated myself instead. I'm working full-time for the National Guard. I'm 200 miles from home so I sleep at the armory and go home on most weekends. My orders have me working full-time until October, even though I'm scheduled to get out in September. Someone higher up finally put 2&2 together. After I posted the OP, I found out I had to reenlist or go home. I am NOT reenlisting. I've had ENOUGH. I like the one other full-timer here, but I am not going on another deployment to be led by morons who have no integrity...and who make decisions that could cost my life. I'll be a free man on...are you ready for this??? September 11th. I'll be the only guy celebrating that day. Wanna have a beer with me? I think this looks cool. I'd probably go with '57-style side trim. Maybe even go crazy and use '58 Pontiac rocketship side trim...complete with flames coming out of the back 8)

I don't have one of these kits, but I'm wondering if it would be a good basis for a relatively stock Caprice wagon custom. Yes, I realize it's now a 2-door. I just got a stock wagon in resin and I'm not happy with it. Mainly looking for a big side profile and front and rear 3/4 views. I'm on a gov't computer and I can't view Photobucket images. Thanks, Lee

Ismael- Try "Blu Tahiti". Go read the Miura thread at Ferrarichat.com. Blu Tahiti is very similar to the blue seen so often on '69 Camaros. You'll see lots of color combos and even a photo of leather samples. Check out ZN75, the one and only Miura roadster (more like a targa). Also visit Joe Sackey's website.

Nice build, and a cool little car. I saw many of these during the 4 years I spent as a soldier stationed in Germany. I thought it would be great to bring one back, but that was never going to happen. I looked into bringing back my 1985 Mercedes 190E (that I bought for $460 in 1998). Converting it to US specs would have cost at least $5,000 in parts, with no gauruntee that it would pass emissions. For that kind of money, I could just buy a 190E in the US. Oh yeah, one other expense; shipping it home. At the time, Uncle Sam would only send a car home for free if they had brought one over for free. They wouldn't send a car across the ocean one time, but they had no problem doing it twice :roll:

You can't miss www.ferrarichat.com if you like Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Maseratis, etc. They have many different forums. Most are Ferrari, but there are Lambo and Maserati forums as well. It's a great site for modelers because there are quite a few threads with in-progress shots of cars during restoration. On the Lambo board, there's a thread about a Countach reunion. It's about 120 pages long. I've only read up to page 21 and you would not believe what you can learn. LOTS of knowledgeable and helpful owners on the site. Lots and lots of photos. You can get a glimpse of the engine in Bob Wallace's turbo "Countach SV". That's the site where I snatched the pics of an Enzo's underside and interior. They are posted in the 1/1 forum here at MCM. You have to register to view photos, but it's free. One more note- WHATEVER YOU DO.....please don't ask what Ferrari owners do for a living. They get that all the time. They have also seen the wooden F50, 1/3 scale 312PB, and "Hello Kitty" 512TR. It is an awesome website.

Bagwan Shree Rajneesh. IMHO, some of them were pretty groovy. There was one that looked like an '80s Indian-influenced take on lace painting. If I could afford it, I'd buy it and drive it as-is. The Ferrari on the other hand....well, that's just ugly. The artwork itself is not great quality. That's the problem with 99% of the airbrushed artwork on cars. It was done by a talentless hack. People see a mural and go all gaga over it because they don't have the ability to step back and say "Wow. that looks like poop"

I don't know if you aleady have the PE set or the kit, but a guy at Scale Auto forums used the Crazy Modeler PE set on a Revell F430.

Your welding truck looks great. The wheels on the street truck are from Replicas and Miniatures Company of Maryland. I don't have their phone number handy but they are in the model car magazines. They do not have a website.

Thanks John! I'll go look for the diecasts on ebay

I'd love to see the newest Dodge body style. I think it looks really aggressive. I saw a Megacab with long bed in traffic a few days ago. Man that was cool. A single cab would be great for a box truck. A friend of mine is about to start his own plumbing company. He's getting a 4-door pickup with tool box bed. That way he can carry the parts for a day's work and drive his family around when he needs to. That would be a cool model project. Does anyone offer new pickups in resin?

What kits are suitable for that? (and realistic. I'm not going to get an Escalade box truck for plumbing )

I was trying to find a single cab model for my box truck project. It looks like the '99 Silverado is the newest pickup model out there. I did find one single cab pickup, the early Dodge VTS. That's gotta be 10 years old. (The real truck, if not the kit).

A little bit more work. Just a general cleanup. I cut off the top leading edge of the box. laid down some strip styrene, then put in some Milliput Superfine White putty to get the rounded edge. I couldn't find any quarter-round plastic big enough so I did it the old-fashioned way. I also dug that trench on the sid a little deeper with a Dremel so I can lay some Bondo in it. It's cut because I accidentally picked it up when cutting the front of the box. I decided to just glue it back together and lay a .015 strip on the end to make up for the width of the cut. It ain't easy keeping it all symmetrical while cutting with hand tools.

Good. I just shot this photo to ask if it's either one of these. I can't find any reference at all to a DS39. I need primer. I've always had problems getting automotive putty to stick to bare plastic. I prime first, then put on putty. BTW that's Tamiya spray can primer on the cargo box. I went with a sure thing on this new project.

The can I bought just says "Sandable Primer". Below that it says "Fills Light Finishing Scratches/ Sands Quickly Dries Under Ten Minutes/Quality Guarunteed" I'm guessing I did not get DS39? I can't find DS39 in a Google search either.

How sandable is it? How well does it bite into plastic? How well does it feather when sanding? Can I use Tamiya spray can lacquers over it? My favorite primer; Dynatron by 3M, has changed its formula. It's time to move on. Thanks, Lee

I ordered 2 sets from Modelhaus. It doesn't do me any good to get wheels if I still need tires. I spoke with Norm Veber about his Dually wheels. He said they're more appropriate for a nice custom street dually than a work truck.

I can't view ebay on this gov't computer Are you saying I could buy the AMT kit and just raid it for the wheels and tires (and I assume suspension)?

:shock: Holy Bleep! I didn't scroll down on the main page! I went to the page about wheels and saw what looks like dually wheels with race car tires mounted on them. Man I feel like a dork.

The way he uses "Late Model" and "Modified" when describing his wheels. I don't know if he's talking about wheels for cars or trucks. Why not make a separate page for each type?

I'm staying in Kaufman, about 20 miles South/East of Dallas. Looking for a club to visit. Thanks

His website is hard to read. I'm sure he understands what he's telling us, but I don't. Is there any other source for dually wheels...and tires?

I want dually wheels but don't know where to get them. this is my first model of a work vehicle and I'm clueless on aftermarket stuff. Oh btw it's going to get at least one more full-width step up to the box. Maybe two. They're going to look odd though. I'm going make them have rough texture then paint the tops bright green. This will simulate Astroturf. I'm getting that on my real truck because I once slipped and busted my @$$ on diamond plate.

If you're using a soldering iron, you may have trouble making enough heat to solder brass rod. I tried soldering rectangular-section rod for a 1/24 pickup chassis and a propane torch didn't make enough heat.

In a few years, when I get my master Plumbing license, I want to have a company of my own. I decided to build a box truck model and put my name on the side of it, just for kicks. I don't know if anyone uses extended-cab pickups for a box truck, but the hobby shop I went to didn't have any single-cab trucks, so I went with what they had. I'm sure I'll build another one in the future. The box is sitting on a little stand to hold it at ride height. It looks high but it's just right. I measured one of the trucks at work. The box is shorter than the truck I measured, but I wanted to keep the wheelbase 184 inches. Some trucks have long boxes, some are short. It's only a concept model, not a replica of any specific truck. I love Evergreen styrene, btw. Sorry if the pics are too big. I'm away from home and can't resize them here.